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[[File:Fiery Redhead - Asuka.jpg|link=Neon Genesis Evangelion|frame|[[Hot-Blooded]], [[Tsundere|hot tempered]], and [[Heroes Want Redheads|all-around hot]]. ]]
{{quote|''"With my long, red hair flying as I beat them half to death, I got a new nickname: '''[[Badass Nickname|The Bloody Habanero]].'''"''
|'''Kushina''', ''[[Naruto]]''}}
▲{{quote|''"With my long, red hair flying as I beat them half to death, I got a new nickname: '''[[Badass Nickname|The Bloody Habanero]].'''"''|'''Kushina''', ''[[Naruto]]''}}
In Hollywood, you have your [[Dumb Blonde]]s, your [[Brainy Brunette]]s... and your Fiery Redheads.
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Please do not confuse this with a redhead being [[Playing with Fire|literally fiery,]] although the two tropes sometimes overlap.
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▲== Anime & Manga ==
* [[The Chick|Sara]] [[The Lancer|Yuki]] of ''[[Dancougar]]'' has literal red hair and matches [[The Hero|Fujiwara Shinobu]] in [[Hot Blood|spirit]].
* Lirin of ''Saiyuki'' definitely qualifies. While most of her behavior is more like "annoying", she has a hair-trigger temper and will scream at or drop boulders on people who annoy her.
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* Tiara from ''[[Shamanic Princess]]''.
* ''[[Fairy Tail]]'' has Natsu, a male version who literally fits this trope.
** Erza Scarlet also, to a certain extent. She has Flame Empress Armor, in fact.
** Knightwalker, on the other hand, is this very much so.
* Bossy, [[Hot-Blooded]] Princess Flora of ''[[Honey Honey no Suteki na Bouken]]''.
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* In ''[[Saint Beast]]'', Maya has a tendency to throw tantrums when things don't go his way.
== [[Comic Books]] ==▼
▲== Comic Books ==
* ''[[X-Men]]'': Jean Grey and Rachel Summers, who not only fit the personality trope, but also happen to manifest their powers in the form of giant birds made of fire. Rahne Sinclair too, though it's hidden under repressive piety most of the time.
* Ember of ''[[Elf Quest]]''.
** Redlance in ''[[Elf Quest]]'' is an inversion because he's usually very quiet and shy. Although not when it comes to sex, according to the novelization.
* [[Superman|Maxima]], who is definitely not a hero, but very much a spitfire.
* [[Red Sonja]]. That is all.{{context}}
* Mariah from ''[[The Warlord]]''
* [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/9b/Storm_and_ember.jpg Ember] from the Dutch comic 'Storm'. Her Dutch name is Roodhaar, which literally translates to Redhair.
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* Babs Gordon, in the current continuity (originally, she was a [[Brainy Brunette]]; [[Batgirl]]'s red hair was a wig attached to the cowl).
* Rahne Sinclair of The [[New Mutants]] (Excalibur, X-Men, X-Force...) is at once shy, passionate, religious, conflicted, and a redhead.
* ''[[Little Orphan Annie]]'' has all the trappings of one...as a 10-year-old girl.▼
* [[The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck|Hortense McDuck]].
* [[Blackhawk]]'s Chuck is a male example.
* [[Guardians of the Galaxy|Nikki]], quite literally.
* The titular character of ''Brenda Starr: Reporter''.▼
* Banshee and his daughter, Siryn. Irish.
* [[Daredevil]] and Dum-Dum Dugan. Irish-American.
* [[Dark Action Girl]] Ansea Latal from ''[[Le Scorpion]]''.
* Sophie Otterloop from ''Cul de Sac''.
* ''[[Chassis]]''{{context}}
* Mera, wife of ''[[Aquaman]]''.
* Wally West, the first Kid Flash and third [[The Flash|Flash]], is quite impulsive, though less so after some [[Character Development]]. This contrasts him with his slow-thinking mentor Barry Allen, the second Flash.
▲== Film -- Animated ==
* Disney's ''[[The Little Mermaid]]'' - Ariel is the first [[Rebellious Princess]] [[Disney Princess]] with a thirst for adventure and tendency toward recklessness. The creators of ''Enchanted'' say (strawberry) Giselle owes her spunkiness to her.
* Fiona from ''[[Shrek]]''.
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* Tigress, the leader of the Furious Five from ''[[Kung Fu Panda]]'', who just happens to be an anthropomorphic wild cat with mostly orange fur.
* Treasure, the wannabe leader of the Female Furies, from ''[[Superman/Batman: Apocalypse]]''. Too bad the four Female Furies killed her, left her as a bloody mess on the ground, and decided to "let the dogs clean up the mess".
* ''[[Down With Love]]'' - Renee Zellweger's character stops being a wimpy woman and dyes her hair red to show it.
* Rose in [[Titanic]], to some extent.
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* The Ur-Fiery redhead, Mary-Kate Dannaher in John Ford's ''[[The Quiet Man]]''. As another character puts it, "That red hair is no lie!" She tries to slug out John Wayne himself! Maureen O'Hara's finest Fiery Redhead hour.
* Bortai, the redheaded Tartar princess played by Susan Hayward in the [[John Wayne]] flop ''The Conqueror''.
* Ginny Weasley from ''[[Harry Potter (film)|Harry Potter]]''
{{quote|'''Harry:''' Okay, so this morning I'm going to be putting you all though a few drills, just to set things straight...
[Everybody keeps talking]
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* Henriette de Nevers is an understated but still adventurous redhead in the film version of ''[[La Reine Margot (film)|La Reine Margot]]''.
== [[Literature]] ==▼
▲== Literature ==
* In the "Tales of the Branion Realm" series by Fiona Patton, the royal family of an alternate Britain is this - literally. The sovereigns are the Jesus-style avatars of a fire god, and since there are strong Celtic elements to the series, they commonly have red hair. They also have tempers, which is not surprising given that effectively having a fire god inside you is not good for your mental stability.
* The eponymous ''[[Gemma Doyle]]'' and her mother.
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* Ygritte from ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]''. All redheads are believed to be "kissed by fire" in the wildling culture and have a reputation for spirit. And on the averted side, you have Sansa, Catelyn, and Melisandre, who express their anger in [[Beware the Nice Ones|different]] ways...
* Arguably, Jack from ''[[Lord of the Flies]]''.
*
** Harry's mother, Lily, was also like this, mostly around James before they ended up hooking up. Hmm, maybe the Potter men have a thing for
* [[Ciaphas Cain]] '''HERO OF THE IMPERIUM''''s comrades Colonel Kasteen and Trooper (later Corporal) Magot fit this trope to a T, Magot almost to the point of being a [[Psycho Lesbian]]. And, no, the two redheads are not a couple.
* C. L. Moore's Jirel of Joiry.
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* Pippilotta Delicatessa Windowshade Mackrelmint Ephraim's daughter Longstocking, from the ''[[Pippi Longstocking]]'' series (and subsequent adaptations). Don't mess with this [[Cute Bruiser|tank of a little girl]].
* In Robert Graves' ''King Jesus'', Jesus has red hair, that being one of the eight "signs of royalty".
* Herrenna the Henna-Haired Harridan, a side character in ''[[
* "Red" from ''[[Good Omens]]''.
** Also, Pepper.
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* Sabetha in the [[Gentleman Bastard Sequence]].
== [[Live-Action TV]] ==
* ''[[Doctor Who]]''
** Donna Noble, who was probably the loudest companion yet (but that's not necessarily a bad thing).
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** Not coincidentally, Willow's hair got distinctly more and more red as her character became more assertive and less nerdy and quiet.
** However, the stereotype was completely avoided when Willow went berserk at the end of Season 6. Her hair turned black. So the only time she is seen as a truly badass redhead is via the alternative-universe [[Fetish Fuel]] Vampire Willow.
* Amy Dumas (Lita of the [[World Wrestling Entertainment|WWE]]) was a pretty decent personification of this, being flashy, outgoing, and pretty damn willing to jump in the middle of just about anyone who crossed her, male or female.
* Red of ''[[Fraggle Rock]]'' with her extreme tomboy nature, her...very high self-esteem, and her dominant personality (which itself causes numerous conflicts), not to mention her own explicitly stated desires ("The Tale of the Triumphant Princess" anyone?).
* Captain Janeway from ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]'', though, as she's [[The Captain]], she doesn't have to lose her temper, just give them the [[Death Glare|Glare of Death]]. Strong, very expressive, and touchy in her body language even though she's a [[Celibate Hero]], and quickly gets [[Badass]] on anyone who threatens her ship or crew.
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* Bianca Jackson in ''[[Eastenders]]''.
== [[Newspaper Comics]] ==
▲* ''[[Little Orphan Annie]]'' has all the trappings of one...as a 10-year-old girl.
▲* The titular character of ''[[Brenda Starr: Reporter]]''.
== [[Tabletop Games]] ==
* ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]'' gives us [http://magiccards.info/m10/en/132.html Chandra] [http://magiccards.info/zen/en/120.html Nalaar], a young and impulsive [[Playing with Fire|pyromancer]] who is as short-tempered as she is dangerous. This makes her, both figuratively and literally, a [[Incredibly Lame Pun|fiery]] redhead. And literally on two levels—both in that her powers involve fire and in that, in most of her official art, her hair is actually on fire.
* ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'' [[Tabletop RPG]] (Last Unicorn Games) supplement "Planetary Adventures". The adventure "The Enemy You Know" has a redheaded female engineer, who "can be hot-tempered and impulsive" and has a "tendency to charge into situations". She overhears a Vulcan woman speak a phrase in Romulan and confronts her, calling her a "dirty Romulan spy".
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* ''[[Warhammer 40,000]]'' has Angron, Primarch of the World Eaters. After he becomes a Daemon Prince, he's a literal redhead.
== [[Video Games]] ==▼
▲== Video Games ==
* ''[[Ghost Trick]]'' gives us an excellent example in the [[Plucky Girl|determined]], [[Hot-Blooded|passionate]] and [[Genki Girl|energetic]] Lynne.
* Midna from ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess|The Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess]]''.
* Princess Daisy of ''Super Mario Land''.
** Friend and unconfirmed cousin of Princess Peach, the redhead Daisy was stated as a tomboy in ''Mario Tennis'', her first modern appearance, and is known for her energetic, loud, and competitive character traits.
* Nariko from ''[[Heavenly Sword]]''. There has perhaps never been so much red coming out of one head.
** Excepting, perhaps, cases of [[Your Head Asplode|massive cranial trauma]].
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* [[Meaningful Name|Ursula Unquenchablefire]], the Amazon leader in ''[[The Spellcasting Series]]''. [[Informed Ability|Apparently quite the warrior and leader]], but not real big on foreplay.
* Liza, from ''Kaiser Knuckle''.
* In ''[[Battle Golfer Yui]]'', Yui is a feisty girl with red hair and the titular protagonist of the game. She tends to sass people and will often announce that she'll burn her opponent in black flames. Her code name is Black Flame.
=== Visual Novels ===
* Rena Ryuuguu from ''[[Higurashi no Naku Koro ni]]'' keeps her fire well-concealed for the most part, but it's there.
{{quote|'''Rena:''' When Keiichi-san is angry, he's twice [as scary as Oryou].
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** Akiha once claimed that the redness was her "true" hair color, {{spoiler|but only in the sense that her "true" nature was demonic -- she was being rather negative at the time. Her cousin, Kouma, has more demon blood than she does and still normally has black hair, and he's not the kind of guy who would bother with disguises.}}
* [[MAG-ISA]] -- (subversion) [http://mag-isa.thecomicseries.com/comics/pl/119746 Claudita] is a red-head but violence is always her last resort.
* Oasis from ''[[Sluggy Freelance]]''. She tends to alternate between extreme giddiness (usually when Torg acts nice to her) and extreme [[
* Kestrel from ''[[Queen of Wands]]''.
* White Mage from ''[[8-Bit Theater|Eight Bit Theater]]''.
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* Alexander Hamilton from ''[[The Dreamer]]''.
* The eponymous main character of ''[[Sarah Zero]]'' is an example of this. Sarah is headstrong, loud, and the guitarist in a rock band.
* Layla from ''[[Far Out There]]'' [https://web.archive.org/web/20130715095722/http://faroutthere.smackjeeves.com/comics/1027704/page-57-clothes-in-the-future-must-stay-really-clean/ most] [https://web.archive.org/web/20170923084124/http://faroutthere.smackjeeves.com/comics/1071313/page-240-blow-up/ definitely] [https://web.archive.org/web/20170923083130/http://faroutthere.smackjeeves.com/comics/1145154/page-332-calm-down-before-you-hurt-yourself/ qualifies].
* Freija from [[The Senkari]] is [http://www.the-senkari.com/2010/12/22/12222010/ implied] to be this.
* Anja Baker from ''[[Regular Guy]]''. Though she mostly keeps it on a low simmer, she is also the character least likely to put up with BS.
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* Mal from ''[[Head Trip]]''. She ''can'' be calm, rational, and logical, but she is definitely a Heroic Sociopath and a ''lot'' more fun when she's being violent to the stupid people.
== [[Web Original]] ==
▲== Web Original ==
* In ''[[The Gamers Alliance]]'', the rogue Vaetris has red hair and has quite a fiery personality.
* Aptly-nicknamed Emily "Phoenix" Shifter from ''Orderly Chaos'' is a sweeter, girlier version who still packs plenty of passion into a little package.
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* Deirdre Rees from [http://gaius0artemis.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d4lwgxe Night Hunters]. Timid, but has potential.
== [[Western Animation]] ==▼
* ''[[Kim Possible]]''.{{context|reason=Which character(s)?}}
▲== Western Animation ==
* Kyle from ''[[South Park]]'' is this, often instigated as a result of [[Jerkass|Cartman]]'s antisemitism, racism, or greed. This can lead to his own [[Jerkass]] tendencies, approaching [[Knight Templar]] at times.
** He comes by it honestly, given his mother is a full blown fiery Jewish [[Knight Templar]] redhead.
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* Hawkgirl from ''[[Justice League]]'' and ''[[Justice League Unlimited]]'' has the fiery part down pat.
== [[Real Life]] ==▼
▲== Real Life ==
* A lot of people, as listed on [http://www.raising-redheads.com/famous-redheads.html this site].
** [[Winston Churchill]], anyone?
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* William Bailey-Rose, aka [[Guns N' Roses|Axl Rose]], is a prime example of this. He even beat up an audience member during a concert who was taping him.
* Dave Mustaine from [[Megadeth]], probably best known for his bitter rivalry with his ex band mates from [[Metallica]] and his anger in his music and lifestyle.
* [[Reba McEntire]]. Just look at the words to [https://web.archive.org/web/20100715120146/http://www.superlyrics.com/lyrics/kGRU0hgDDR@H@x/Take_It_Back_lyrics_by_Reba_McEntire.html this song], or watch her own tv show ''[[Reba]]''.
* Queen Elizabeth I, who once boxed the ears of a courtier she considered overdressed. (Didn't help that the woman had secretly married her formerly-faithful [[Heterosexual Life Partners]]). She could also [[Cluster F-Bomb|curse like a sailor]] and had a real-life [[Death Glare]].
** Also, her descendant and grandson to the actual Queen Elizabeth II, [[wikipedia:Prince Harry of Wales|Henry of Wales]], aka Prince Harry.
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* Thom Yorke of Radiohead, who was full-on ginger around 1995 and still has a slightly red hair, is known for being rather standoffish and hostile during interviews and towards celebrities.
* [[Brad Bird]].
* Chilean sports announcer/commenter Pedro Carcuro, when he goes into [[Large Ham]] mode. [[Memetic Mutation
* [[Bella Thorne]].
* [[Genghis Khan]].
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